Neolithic

The XXVII Archaeological Festival will be devoted to Mother Nature in various guises. During the Festival, you will be able to find out how in the past people perceived and worshipped Mother Nature, as well as how they used her benefits. But that is not everything! Scientists from various fi

Saturday 8 August and overnight to morning Sunday 9 August, Tutor Mark Havey

£160

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Join Mark Havey from the Butser Education team and  discover how our ancient ancestors gathered materials and made use of them. This workshop is suitable for anyone interested in prehistory and history, ancient technology or bushcraft.

Discover how our human forebears made highly effective tools using stone and skill, with flint knapper and author Bob Turner. Learn to understand flint as a material, and how to knap and work it to create your own functional tools. The course provides a brief overview of the tools of Heidelbergensis, 500,000 years ago, throug

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 July 2019 will see inauguration of the new Lake Ledro Pile Dwelling Museum, a new-generation building that is a wonderful showcase for part of this UNESCO world heritage site. Free entrance this weekend. 

Come and join our gathering as we bring our settlement alive and share skills around the fires for five days in August. The camp will run from a Sunday evening meal to Friday lunch

This year the REARC meetings are scheduled for October 25th and 26th in historic Fredericksburg, Virginia. We are excited to announce that the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington will host Friday presentations.

These workshops will focus on tanning animal skins.

Become an Archaeologist for a Day! You will be given a tour of our active archaeological dig at Fitzstephen's Fort. This is the first Norman fort in the country, founded in the winter of 1169 by Robert Fitzstephen. Learn how archaeologists assess, plan and execute a dig. 

This course will be running on the following dates: